She understands the fascination with her story. “I was sent on a suicide mission,” said pilot Heather Penney, whose call sign, “Lucky,” dripped with irony that day. It was Tuesday,…
Heather Penney was sent on potential suicide mission 21 years ago A former F-16 fighter pilot who was sent on a suicide mission on Sept. 11, 2001, says she didn’t…
Heather Penney talks to 'Fox & Friends Weekend' about the 9/11 mission she took on while in the D.C. Air National Guard Former D.C. Air National Guard Fighter Pilot Heather…
Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney, known for her involvement in protecting Washington D.C. on 9/11, will recount her experiences on Sunday, September 11, at 7 p.m. in a special edition of the EAA…
The field of quantum science holds great promise for advanced quantum technologies in the future. With a wide range of applications in military operations, national security, civilian uses and defense,…
Words matter, especially when it comes to understanding and overseeing new military technologies. That is why it is especially important to be deliberate and precise in how we talk…
The US Department of Defense (DoD) intends to sell four General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to Ukraine, as that country’s war against invading Russian…
As the Air Force moves forward with plans to use unmanned aircraft systems in new and increasingly powerful ways, the U.S. is still stuck in terms of how much it can share those capabilities with allies…
America’s aircraft export policy is flawed, inconsistent and hampering the country’s foreign policy. That is the conclusion of the Mitchell Institute, a Washington, DC-based think tank that focuses on aerospace…
"How does it make sense that American troops would die on the behalf of NATO nations, but Washington doesn’t trust the countries with unmanned systems?," asks Heather Penney of the…